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Originally posted by orchid2 (in part)
Hmmm, well yes and no.
Phi Mu Alpha is huge at my school. It's older than any of the social greek organizations, and it has a really strong and steadfast brotherhood. Although they are a professional music fraternity, they are also very social. . . .
The only reason why I am reluctant to classify them as "real" greeks is because they are not members of NPC/IFC/NPHC. So they're not listed on the rush booklets sent out to incoming freshmen, and rush separately.
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Orchid2, the Phi Mu Alpha chapter at your school is
not (it seems this can't be said enough) a
professional music fraternity -- as a Fraternity, we officially and definitively decided
not to be a professional fraternity almost 20 years ago. Phi Mu Alpha is a social fraternity for men (regardless of major or career plans) who have a special interest in music. In this regard, it is probably more akin to Triangle, Alpha Gamma Rho, or Farmhouse then to professional fraternities.
As for IFC membership, as has been said above, many Sinfonia chapters have joined their chapter's IFCs, and so far as I have heard, have found the results from doing that to be very positive. Perhaps the chapter at your school should be encouraged to consider it. Someone at National could probably give them some guidance.
I know I'm starting to repeat myself, so I'll try to keep quiet on this subject for a while.
BTW, where are you in school? I'm really glad to hear that the chapter there is so strong.